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Pierre Fournier
Pierre Fournier - Aristocrat of the Cello (6cd)
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (33) - Disc #1
1. Sonata For Cello And Continuo In E Minor, R.40
2. PiÈCes En Concert For Cello & Strings
3. Cello Concerto In A Major, Wq172
4. Cello Concerto In B Flat Major, G 482
5. Cello Concerto In C, H.Viib, No.1
6. Cello Concerto In D,H.Viib No.2
7. Suite Italienne (From "Pulcinella")
8. Igor Stravinsky
9. Cello Concerto In B Minor, Op.104
10. Cello Concerto In E Minor, Op.85
11. Sonata For Cello And Piano No.1 In E Minor, Op.38
12. Sonata For Cello And Piano No.2 In F, Op.99
13. Sonata For Violin And Piano In A
14. Sonata For Arpeggione And Piano In A Minor, D.821
15. Variations Concertantes, Op.17
16. FantasiestÜCke, Op.73
17. 5 StÜCke Im Volkston, Op.102
18. Cello Sonata In G Minor, Op.65
19. Sonata In E Major
20. Sonata In C Major (After Sonata No.3 For Violin And Continuo)
21. Six Sonatas For Violin & Piano, Op.10
22. Nocturne No.2 In E Flat, Op.9 No.2 (Arr. Pierre Fournier)
23. The Golden Cockerel
24. The Tale Of Tsar Saltan
25. Adagio And Allegro In A Flat, Op.70
26. Ave Maria: Arr. From Bach's Prelude No.1 Bwv 846
27. Valse Sentimentale, Op.51, No.6
28. Feldeinsamkeit, Op.86, No.2
29. Elfentanz, Op.39
30. Rondo In G Minor, Op.94
31. Le Carnaval Des Animaux - Le Cygne
32. Fantasia On The G String (After Rossini's "Mose In Egitto")
33. Pezzo Capriccioso For Cello And Orchestra, Op.62

CD Details

All Artists: Pierre Fournier
Title: Pierre Fournier - Aristocrat of the Cello (6cd)
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: DG
Original Release Date: 1/1/2005
Re-Release Date: 12/8/2005
Album Type: Box set, Import
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 028947759393

Synopsis

Album Details

Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Pierre Fournier's Birth Next June, Here is a Marvellous 6-CD Set that Captures the Essence of One of the 20th-century's Greatest Virtuosi. A Treasure Trove of Great and Rare Recordings, Including a Less Well-known Dvorak Concerto with George Szell and the Berlin Philharmonic, Some Delightful Baroque and Classical Concertos (Vivaldi, Couperin, Boccherini, Haydn), the Brahms Sonatas with Firkusny, the Chopin Sonata and a CD of Lovely Encores, Including the First Release Ever of Tchaikovsky's Pezzo Capriccioso - Six Minutes of Pure Joy.

CD Reviews

This great cellist at the height of his powers

John Walz | Idyllwild, CA USA | 01/07/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Pierre Fournier belongs to a small handful of truly great string players of the 20th century. His beautiful sound, impeccable taste and musicianship, and perhaps most importantly, his deep respect for the music, places him in a unique position among solo cellists. These recordings from Deusche Gramaphon capture him at his zenith. The Dvorak Concerto with Szell and the Berlin Philharmonic is certainly my "desert island" cello recording. This is a collection every music lover should have."